buck the trend
Go against current
To buck the trend is to go against prevailing patterns or expectations.
A company that grows during a recession bucks the trend.
An artist who rejects current styles bucks the trend.
The phrase implies successful resistance to what most others are doing: While other retailers struggled, the bookstore bucked the trend and expanded.
- defyResist or challenge openly
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- lone wolfSelf-reliant individualist
oppose · fly in the face of · free-thinking · think outside the box · iconoclast · march to a different drummer · challenge · rock the boat · contrarianism · break with · break the mold · go against the grain · paradigm shift · reverse · contradict · disobey · undermine · unconventionality
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, follow the crowd
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- making troublemake waves, stir the pot, raise Cain, kick up a fuss, upset the apple cart
- disruptorsUber, disruptor, Airbnb, disruption, Netflix
buck the trendgo with the flow
Accept situations without resistance
follow the crowd · conform · toe the line · fall in line · go along with
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